Wayne Rooney comes off the bench to score the winner as Man Utd beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the Carling Cup final at Wembley.

Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill is unhappy with referee Phil Dowd for not sending off Nemanja Vidic in their Carling Cup defeat to Man Utd.

Rangers move a step closer to a second successive SPL title with an injury-time winner over 10-man Celtic in a pulsating Old Firm derby.

Tottenham move into the Premier League top four with a hard-fought victory over a determined Everton.

Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres score as Liverpool win a bad-tempered contest against Blackburn.

Sunderland are left only three points clear of the relegation zone after a goalless draw with Fulham that stretches the home side’s winless run to 14 games.

Robbie Keane pulls out of the Republic of Ireland’s friendly against Brazil on Tuesday at the Emirates Stadium because of a knee injury.

England coach Fabio Capello says John Terry will not regain the captaincy while he is in charge of the team.

Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey undergoes surgery to fix fractures to his tibia and fibula in his right leg suffered in a challenge with Stoke’s Ryan Shawcross on Saturday.

Goalkeeper David James has intimated that he may be prepared to take a pay-cut to extend his career at Portsmouth.